Armenia – Estonia Prediction & Picks (24.03.2018)

Armenia and Estonia meet at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht, in what will be the first friendly match of the year for the two teams. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 01-04-2009 and ended with the score: Estonia (1-0) Armenia. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Armenia presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Armenia:

This will be the first friendly match of the year for the home team, who played 3 last year. In these friendlies it registered the following results: Armenia (3-2) Cyprus, Armenia (4-1) Belarus and Armenia (5-0) Saint Kitts and Nevis. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Cyprus by (3-2). In the last 9 games played at home for all competitions, Armenia won 5, tied 1 and lost 3. The team allowed the opponent goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 7 out of 9 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 8 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Armenia come to this game motivated, after a 3-2 victory in a friendly against Cyprus: Ishkhanyan, Mkhitaryan and Haroyan scored the goals of the triumph. Contrary to the opponent of this performance, Armenia usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Malakyan, Koryan and Kadimyan. The Armenian team, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the left-back Daghbashyan. One of the best players in Armenia is the Arsenal midfielder, Mkhitaryan.

Estonia:

This will be the first friendly of the year of the visiting team, which played 7 last year. In the previous 5 it registered the following results: New Caledonia (1-1) Estonia, Vanuatu (0-1) Estonia, Fiji (0-2) Estonia, Malta (0-3) Estonia and Finland (3-0) Estonia. This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home team factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they drew with New Caledonia by (1-1). In the last 10 away matches Estonia has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1 of the last matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Estonia enters this match after a draw, a ball, in a particular against Sweden. However, the Estonian team is going through a good time, with three wins in the last five games. The whole of Estonia usually acts in a regular 5-2-3, favoring a slower style of play. For this, you can count on the defensive capabilities of Antonov and Dmitrijev. To point out that one of the best players in Estonia is Liverpool’s central defender, Klavan.